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pratincole

pratincole

9.9
A bird with long pointed wings and short legs that lives near water
  • noun
  • /ˈprætɪnˌkoʊl/
  • Specialized
: pratincole
  • The pratincole is easily recognized by its long wings and forked tail.

Examples

  • Researchers observed several pratincoles nesting along the riverbank.

  • A flock of pratincoles skimmed low over the water at sunset.

  • Look! A pratincole just landed over there!

  • I spotted a pratincole near the riverbank.

  • A flock of pratincoles skimmed low over the water at sunset.

  • Researchers observed several pratincoles nesting along the riverbank.

  • The pratincole is easily recognized by its long wings and forked tail.

Synonyms

glareole
vspratincole
  • Specialized
9.9

A bird that lives by the sea with long pointed wings and short legs that flies quickly to catch insects

is the common name for that same bird rather than a formal family term
Glareola
vspratincole
  • Specialized
9.9

A bird with a slim body and long wings that catches insects in flight

is the common name for birds in that genus rather than the scientific label

Surface Forms

pratincole singular
pratincoles plural

Etymology

Pratincole comes from the Latin words pratum ('meadow') and incola ('inhabitant'). So it means 'meadow dweller', a simple image to remember this shorebird that often lives on open ground near water.